Zója Székely

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Zója Székely (born 5 May 2003) is a Hungarian artistic gymnast.[1] She is the 2020 European silver medalist on the uneven bars and bronze medalist with the team. She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Born (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 23)
Budapest, Hungary
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Country
represented
Hungary Hungary
(2013–present)
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Zója Székely
Personal information
Born (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 23)
Budapest, Hungary
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Hungary Hungary
(2013–present)
ClubPostás SE
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Women's artistic Gymnastics
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 MersinUneven bars
Bronze medal – third place2020 MersinTeam
World University Games
Silver medal – second place2025 Rhine-RuhrUneven bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 3 4 2
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Career

Székely competed at the 2018 Junior European Championships alongside Bianka Schermann, Csenge Bácskay, Hanna Szujó, and Regina Medved, and they placed ninth in the team competition.[2] Individually, she placed eighteenth in the all-around with a score of 49.999.[3] She also placed sixth in the uneven bars event final with a score of 13.666.[4]

Székely made her senior international debut at the 2019 Doha World Cup where she competed on the uneven bars and balance beam, but she did not qualify for the event finals.[5] She then competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished fifty-ninth in the all-around during the qualification round.[6] At the 2019 Koper World Cup, she finished fourth on the uneven bars.[7] She was the selected to represent Hungary at the 2019 European Games, and she qualified for the all-around final where she finished seventeenth.[8]

Székely won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2020 Hungarian Championships.[9] She was then selected to compete at the 2020 European Championships alongside Csenge Bácskay, Dorina Böczögő, Zsófia Kovács, and Mirtill Makovits. She won the bronze medal with the team behind Ukraine and Romania.[10] She won the silver medal in the uneven bars event final behind Kovács.[11]

Székely competed at the 2021 European Championships. She was initially the second reserve for the all-around final, but she was put in after Larisa Iordache withdrew due to a kidney infection.[12] She placed sixteenth with a total score of 50.632.[13]

At the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Székely helped Hungary qualify to the team final, where they finished seventh.[14][15]

For the 2024 Olympic Games Hungary earned one non-nominative Olympic berth. Originally they gave the berth to Zsófia Kovács due to her achieving a higher score on the uneven bars at RomGym Trophy tournament, which was the lone event the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation was using to determine to whom they would give the Olympic berth.[16] However, during podium training at the Olympics, Kovács injured her knee and was unable to compete; Székely was substituted in two days before she had to compete in qualifications.[17] During qualifications Székely only competed on the uneven bars; she placed 34th and did not qualify for the final.[18]

At the 2025 World University Games Székely won silver on uneven bars behind Yang Fanyuwei.[19]

Competitive history

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Competitive history of Zója Székely
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2020 Szombathely Challenge Cup67
Hungarian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hungarian Master Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)643rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)7
2021 Hungarian Super Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)7
Hungarian Event Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships16
Cairo Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)
FIT Challenge96
Koper Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mersin Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian Grand Prix2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hungarian Championships451st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsR2
Hungarian Masters Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Elek Matolay Memorial652nd place, silver medalist(s)4
Osijek Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Koper Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
Austrian Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)12
Hungarian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)6
European Championships7
Paris Challenge Cup8
Szombathely Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian Event Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships14
Hungarian Masters Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Hungarian Team Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)64
Elek Matolay Memorial1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships4176
Szombathely Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hungarian Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)6
World Championships15
Hungarian Masters Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Hungarian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships1098
Koper Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
RomGym Trophy6
Olympic Games34
2025
European Championships8187
World University Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Szombathely World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsN/aDNF8
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